Grade 8 Babbitt Metal vs. C42600 Brass

Grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C42600 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 8 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C42600 brass.

Grade 8 (L53565) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal UNS C42600 Tin Brass

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		24
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Poisson's Ratio		0.41
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		8.5
Shear Modulus, GPa		42

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		23
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		220 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		46
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		200

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1030

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1010

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		24
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		110

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		19
Base Metal Price, % relative		31

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		53
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		48

Embodied Water, L/kg		840
Embodied Water, L/kg		340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		230 to 2970

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.1

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Antimony (Sb), %		14 to 16
Antimony (Sb), %		0

Arsenic (As), %		0.3 to 0.6
Arsenic (As), %		0

Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), %		0

Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.050
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), %		87 to 90

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		0.050 to 0.2

Lead (Pb), %		77.1 to 81.2
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0.050 to 0.2

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0.020 to 0.050

Tin (Sn), %		4.5 to 5.5
Tin (Sn), %		2.5 to 4.0

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		5.3 to 10.4

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.2